Tweets Analysis - Keyword: @JohnMooneyIRL
Overview
Total number of tweets analysed
37
Earliest tweet was on
2023-03-23
Latest tweet was on
2023-03-30
Tweets covering
7 days
Average age of authors' accounts
9 years
Summarization
The tweets discuss various topics related to crime and corruption in Ireland. One tweet mentions a Special Branch detective suspected of running a mafia-style protection racket. Another tweet talks about the link between animal crime, organized crime, and other serious crimes. The case of Baby John, an unsolved murder from 1984, is also discussed. Other tweets mention dog fighting, the Kerry babies case, and recent arrests related to a taxing ring. There is also discussion about police training in animal fighting and leadership in Irish politics.
Topic Modeling
- Suspected corruption and organized crime in law enforcement
- Link between animal crime, organized crime, and other serious crimes
- Unsolved cases and botched investigations by the authorities
- International perspectives on dog fighting and connections to organized crime networks
- Media coverage and discussions around crime and justice issues in Ireland
Emotional Analysis
The tweets cover a range of topics related to crime, corruption, and justice. There is frustration and anger expressed about the level of corruption within the police force and the failure of justice in certain cases, such as the unsolved killing of a newborn. Some tweets express appreciation for investigative work and podcasts that shed light on these issues, but there is also a sense of cynicism about the effectiveness of the political and law enforcement systems. There are disagreements and debates among individuals about the details and implications of certain stories, but overall, the emotions expressed are a mix of outrage, sadness, and skepticism.
Trend Analysis
- The presence of corruption in law enforcement, particularly amongst special branch detectives
- Linkages between animal crime, organized crime, and other serious crimes
- Unsolved murder cases and the failures of investigations and justice systems
- International connections and commonalities in policing challenges and organized crime networks
- Coverage of breaking news and developments in ongoing investigations or cases
Types of Tweets
Number of Retweets
11
Percentage of total tweets
29%
Number of Original tweets
7
Percentage of total tweets
18%
Number of tweets that contain Mentions
37
Percentage of total tweets
100%
Number of tweets that were Replies
17
Percentage of total tweets
45%
Number of tweets that were Quotes
6
Percentage of total tweets
16%
Number of tweets that contain Hashtags
5
Percentage of total tweets
13%
Top 5 devices used to tweet
Source | Count |
---|---|
Twitter for iPhone | 16 |
Twitter Web App | 14 |
Twitter for Android | 7 |
What devices were used to tweet

Top 10 accounts with highest followers count
Username | Name | Bio | Followers count |
---|---|---|---|
caulmick | Mick Caul | Interested in politics & advocating for a fairer society. Will never accept that homelessness is normal. #HowIrelandWorks #not1home | 29,200 |
mickthehack | Michael O’Toole | Author. @isfearranstar crime correspondent. Linguist: 🇮🇹🇫🇷🇪🇸🇸🇦 Threema: XSTX4UW6. Snap: mickthehack. DM for Signal. michael.otoole@reachplc.com. #MCFC | 28,772 |
ST__Ireland | The Sunday Times Ireland | The Irish edition of @thetimes. Subscribe here: https://t.co/wXnoiXUvWz Speak to our customer service team: https://t.co/ktGCRpebk9 | 20,949 |
nwl88444048 | nwl | "Dogs bark, but the caravan will move on" #ReunionOfPeople #TiocfaidhÁrGrá #KissAllHons No DMs - if you've something to say, tell the whole class | 8,412 |
chrislindsay_ | Chris Lindsay | BBC staff hack since 1999. 10 years Network Producer Ireland Bureau Contributing co-editor of: https://t.co/SsevdeTnTP - out now | 7,276 |
DeportDaniel | Free The Monk | Gerard Hutch is an innocent man being framed by the Gardai. He’s not the first & won’t be the last | 6,468 |
Joey_Galvin | Joe Galvin | OSINT editor, The Outlaw Ocean Project || Awards @ire_nicar @polkawards @ona || Mastodon: joey_galvin@newsie.social || | 5,092 |
VetInvestigator | FVI | Forensic Veterinary Investigations LLC Applying forensic science & veterinary medicine to the investigation of crimes against animals, for them & our own safety | 4,627 |
Transparency_ie | Transparency International Ireland | The Irish chapter of the worldwide movement against corruption. Operates Ireland's only independent helpline for whistleblowers: 1800 844 866 | https://t.co/riN8fv5yS3 | 4,625 |
PatrickBury | Patrick Bury | Senior Lecturer in Security @PoLIS_Bath. @UKRI_News Future Leaders Fellow. CT. Warfare. Former @RIrishRegiment soldier, @natopapress + @GardaWorld analyst | 2,639 |
Top 10 accounts with highest friends count
Username | Name | Bio | Followers count |
---|---|---|---|
mickthehack | Michael O’Toole | Author. @isfearranstar crime correspondent. Linguist: 🇮🇹🇫🇷🇪🇸🇸🇦 Threema: XSTX4UW6. Snap: mickthehack. DM for Signal. michael.otoole@reachplc.com. #MCFC | 13,550 |
caulmick | Mick Caul | Interested in politics & advocating for a fairer society. Will never accept that homelessness is normal. #HowIrelandWorks #not1home | 9,053 |
queen_crafty | Teresa Collins | she/her crochet, mythology, archeology, travel, books, society. veritas temporis filia - truth is the daughter of time #Rights #Respect #naturaldiamond | 4,987 |
Joey_Galvin | Joe Galvin | OSINT editor, The Outlaw Ocean Project || Awards @ire_nicar @polkawards @ona || Mastodon: joey_galvin@newsie.social || | 4,836 |
VetInvestigator | FVI | Forensic Veterinary Investigations LLC Applying forensic science & veterinary medicine to the investigation of crimes against animals, for them & our own safety | 4,734 |
McNamara_Eoin | Eoin McNamara | Research Fellow at Finnish Institute of International Affairs 🇫🇮 @FIIA_fi . All things foreign policy, security & transatlantic. From Waterford 🇮🇪. | 4,711 |
gaelmag | eamonn john maguire | - | 3,176 |
RaymondMoroney | Raybo #StandWithUkraine #NAFO#Слава Україні 🇺🇦 | On-line retail game/listening & learning/Be kind/Proud IC peep/All opinions my own/Ardent pacifist (except when it comes to defending UKR & Russian imperialism) | 2,853 |
PatrickBury | Patrick Bury | Senior Lecturer in Security @PoLIS_Bath. @UKRI_News Future Leaders Fellow. CT. Warfare. Former @RIrishRegiment soldier, @natopapress + @GardaWorld analyst | 2,456 |
kmorganvisuals | Karen | Visuals Editor Sunday Times Ireland Caretaker of Buns Get in touch: karen.morgan@sunday-times.ie Opinions Mine | 2,310 |
Most active users
Username | Bio | Number of tweets |
---|---|---|
DeportDaniel | Gerard Hutch is an innocent man being framed by the Gardai. He’s not the first & won’t be the last | 5 |
mickthehack | Author. @isfearranstar crime correspondent. Linguist: 🇮🇹🇫🇷🇪🇸🇸🇦 Threema: XSTX4UW6. Snap: mickthehack. DM for Signal. michael.otoole@reachplc.com. #MCFC | 4 |
ST__Ireland | The Irish edition of @thetimes. Subscribe here: https://t.co/wXnoiXUvWz Speak to our customer service team: https://t.co/ktGCRpebk9 | 2 |
beaudonelly | Journalist @thetimes via @storyful, @theage & @smh. Author: The Woman Who Fooled The World. Tips? Secure comms: beaudonelly@protonmail.com or DM for Signal. | 2 |
AnimalLawIE | Sharing public info on animal welfare legislation, cases + enforcement. Knowledge = power, empower yourself. NOT Legal Advisors/Solicitors. RT not endorsement | 1 |
WietseBuwalda | - | 1 |
stoddatm | Violence Link SME | 1 |
queen_crafty | she/her crochet, mythology, archeology, travel, books, society. veritas temporis filia - truth is the daughter of time #Rights #Respect #naturaldiamond | 1 |
nwl88444048 | "Dogs bark, but the caravan will move on" #ReunionOfPeople #TiocfaidhÁrGrá #KissAllHons No DMs - if you've something to say, tell the whole class | 1 |
kmorganvisuals | Visuals Editor Sunday Times Ireland Caretaker of Buns Get in touch: karen.morgan@sunday-times.ie Opinions Mine | 1 |
Tweets per day

Top 10 tweets with highest Retweet count
ID | Text | Retweet count |
---|---|---|
1639894313751461888 | The Special Branch detective arrested recently as part of an anti-corruption investigation is suspected of running a mafia-style protection racket, possibly in connection with the Hutch gang. @JohnMooneyIRL The level of corruption among a cohort of gardai and detectives in… https://t.co/jSXNAfWBPQ https://t.co/puoYhuLX66 | 36 |
1639046209968164866 | Animal crime, organised crime, other serious crimes. There is a link. Listen to Mark Randell (ex police detective 👮♀️) from @hi_sight talk about #TheLink with Crime and Security journalist @JohnMooneyIRL 👇 #crime #podcast #animalcrime https://t.co/QDhsbjzQJD | 11 |
1640338301860052992 | Dog fighting in an international context - amazing how many commonalities In challenges to policing here in the US & abroad, plus ties to terrorism, domestic violence. A door to organized crime networks. Thank you @hi_sight & @JohnMooneyIRL https://t.co/mvJMkljWBH | 8 |
1639905134728626176 | 🔎 In depth: In this weekend's Sunday Times, we have the latest on developments in the Kerry babies case... @JohnMooneyIRL writes 'Detectives looking into 1984 Kerry babies case explore potential involvement of a third party' https://t.co/ALXoTBXnRP | 3 |
1639923468396290048 | The 1984 unsolved killing of an unidentified newborn is the case that shocked the nation. This weeks front page image, shows teddy bears left at the grave of baby John. And @beaudonelly @JohnMooneyIRL tell of How a sexist state and botched inquiry kept Baby John from justice. https://t.co/AfJjTpMWLZ | 3 |
1639988139195244545 | @nwl88444048 @mickthehack @JohnMooneyIRL North inner city station. The old red brick slaughter house | 2 |
1640085320573022209 | @caulmick @JohnMooneyIRL @ST__Ireland Stratford | 1 |
1640069064830615552 | Detective ‘ran Hutch protection racket’ https://t.co/3HlJNTo2vO via @JohnMooneyIRL | 1 |
1640051091462078466 | I also did episode with @TheDarkStatePod @JohnMooneyIRL this past summer when my "Evolving #neutrality" article originally came out with @RUSI_org. Check it out if you feel like listening to follow-up discussion rather than reading! #ConsultativeForum https://t.co/4HunOuSIb6 https://t.co/eh1XRnsTr0 | 1 |
1639967014117597186 | @DeportDaniel @nwl88444048 @JohnMooneyIRL Cool. IIRC, someone had part of the story in early December 2021, then we broke about the searches of station and four suspensions all in. | 0 |
Top 10 tweets with highest Like count
ID | Text | Like count |
---|---|---|
1639894313751461888 | The Special Branch detective arrested recently as part of an anti-corruption investigation is suspected of running a mafia-style protection racket, possibly in connection with the Hutch gang. @JohnMooneyIRL The level of corruption among a cohort of gardai and detectives in… https://t.co/jSXNAfWBPQ https://t.co/puoYhuLX66 | 81 |
1639046209968164866 | Animal crime, organised crime, other serious crimes. There is a link. Listen to Mark Randell (ex police detective 👮♀️) from @hi_sight talk about #TheLink with Crime and Security journalist @JohnMooneyIRL 👇 #crime #podcast #animalcrime https://t.co/QDhsbjzQJD | 15 |
1639923468396290048 | The 1984 unsolved killing of an unidentified newborn is the case that shocked the nation. This weeks front page image, shows teddy bears left at the grave of baby John. And @beaudonelly @JohnMooneyIRL tell of How a sexist state and botched inquiry kept Baby John from justice. https://t.co/AfJjTpMWLZ | 11 |
1640338301860052992 | Dog fighting in an international context - amazing how many commonalities In challenges to policing here in the US & abroad, plus ties to terrorism, domestic violence. A door to organized crime networks. Thank you @hi_sight & @JohnMooneyIRL https://t.co/mvJMkljWBH | 7 |
1640051091462078466 | I also did episode with @TheDarkStatePod @JohnMooneyIRL this past summer when my "Evolving #neutrality" article originally came out with @RUSI_org. Check it out if you feel like listening to follow-up discussion rather than reading! #ConsultativeForum https://t.co/4HunOuSIb6 https://t.co/eh1XRnsTr0 | 6 |
1639967945899089941 | @burningsink @DeportDaniel @nwl88444048 @JohnMooneyIRL Can't believe I was scooped by @conormlally . The shame:) | 4 |
1640463576472363008 | @VetInvestigator @hi_sight @JohnMooneyIRL @CACP_ACCP Canada does not train police in animal fighting. Think of how many crimes go undetected and how many criminals are allowed to continue their reckage on society | 4 |
1639905134728626176 | 🔎 In depth: In this weekend's Sunday Times, we have the latest on developments in the Kerry babies case... @JohnMooneyIRL writes 'Detectives looking into 1984 Kerry babies case explore potential involvement of a third party' https://t.co/ALXoTBXnRP | 3 |
1639967014117597186 | @DeportDaniel @nwl88444048 @JohnMooneyIRL Cool. IIRC, someone had part of the story in early December 2021, then we broke about the searches of station and four suspensions all in. | 3 |
1640468572756492290 | @VetInvestigator @AnimalLawIE @hi_sight @JohnMooneyIRL Very interesting podcast | 3 |
Top 3 Languages Used In Tweets

Top 10 Hashtags used
Hashtag | Count |
---|---|
#thelink | 2 |
#crime | 2 |
#podcast | 2 |
#animalcrime | 2 |
#neutrality | 2 |
#consultativeforum | 2 |
#ccp | 1 |
1 |
Top 10 Hashtags Used In Tweets

Top 10 mentions
Mention | Count |
---|---|
@johnmooneyirl | 37 |
@deportdaniel | 8 |
@nwl88444048 | 8 |
@hi_sight | 6 |
@mickthehack | 6 |
@caulmick | 5 |
@st__ireland | 5 |
@vetinvestigator | 3 |
@animallawie | 2 |
@robgilbey | 2 |
Top 10 mentions

Wordcloud of Tweets

Emojis
Average number of emojis used per tweet
27
Emojis used in tweets
Emoji | Count | Emoji Text |
---|---|---|
👮♀️ | 2 | woman_police_officer |
👇 | 2 | backhand_index_pointing_down |
🇮🇪 | 2 | Ireland |
🔎 | 2 | magnifying_glass_tilted_right |
🇺🇸 | 1 | United_States |
👍 | 1 | thumbs_up |
Emojis groups
Emoji Group | Count |
---|---|
People & Body | 5 |
Flags | 3 |
Objects | 2 |